Kachin Martyr Day-Thailand (Kachin)

Kachin Martyr Day-Thailand (Kachin)

[postlink]http://kngtv.blogspot.com/2011/08/kachin-martyr-day-thailand-kachin.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDHw7saytZoendofvid [starttext] Kachin people from Northern Burma in Thailand commemorated Martyr Day on August 10 and re-committed to their revolutionary goal. The Kachin people formed the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) under Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on February 5, 1961, in Northern Shan State, with the goal of secession from the Union of Burma. However, that goal was changed into self-determination, in 1976. uring the 1961-1993 civil war with the Burmese government, over 3,000 KIA soldiers and over 30,000 Kachin civilians died, according to KIO officials. Over 7,000 Burmese soldiers also died.[endtext]